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. 1988 Apr;57(1):80–84.

Thyroid screening in elderly hospital patients

E Byrne, D H Gilmore, T R O Beringer
PMCID: PMC2448458  PMID: 3420726

Abstract

A screening programme of thyroid disease in 214 elderly patients attending hospital was undertaken incorporating clinical and biochemical assessment. The prevalence of untreated hypothyroidism was 2.8%, treated hypothyroidism 2.8%, untreated hyperthyroidism 0.9%, sub-clinical hypothyroidism 4.7%, and non-thyroidal illness 3.3%. One patient with hypopituitarism was identified. Clinical judgement alone was poor. The costs of such a screening programme are discussed and the benefits highlighted.

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